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21 top brain blogs to inform and inspire you in 2014

By Sarah McKay on January 12, 2014 in Blog

To kick off 2014, I’ve packaged up of some of my favourite brain, mind and neuroscience blogs on the internet.

Andres Lozano: Parkinson's, depression and the switch that might turn them off

Deep brain stimulation is becoming very precise. This technique allows surgeons to place electrodes in almost any area of the brain, and turn them up or down — like a radio dial or thermostat — to correct dysfunction. Andres Lozano offers a dramatic look at emerging techniques, in which a woman with Parkinson's instantly stops shaking and brain areas eroded by Alzheimer's are brought back to life. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)

THE UNSEEN visualizes brain activity with color changing swarovski crystal headpiece

THE UNSEEN visualizes brain activity with color changing swarovski crystal headpieceall images THE UNSEEN

at the intersection between science fiction, fashion and design, arrives a color-changing wearable technology concept from the labs of THE UNSEEN, run by london-based artist lauren bowker and her material exploration team. developed in close collaboration with swarovski, the experimental head-piece brings together a collection of over 4000 black lab grown spinel stones paired with the studio’s ‘magick’ color-changing ink, exemplifying an understanding regarding the hidden properties of the imperfect crystal. specifically chosen and cloned for their material composition, the jewels boast similar characteristics to that found in the human bone.

THE UNSEEN visualizes brain activity with color changing swarovski crystal headpiece

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This article was adapted from the new book "Brain Wars", from Harper One.

http://www.salon.com/2012/04/21/near_death_explained/

Playlist (9 talks) How does my brain work?

Playlist (9 talks)

How does my brain work?

How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inspired inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain …

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http://www.oberton.org/wie-obertoene-im-gehirn-wirken/

Woman Has Skull Replaced With 3D Printed Implant

A medical team has carried out what is believed to be the world’s first brain transplant using a 3D printed implant. A 22-year old woman suffering from a condition that causes a thickening of the skull, had been slowly losing her vision and was suffering from motor coordination impairment, so Dr Bon Verweij of University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, began an in-depth study of reconstructions and 3D printing in order to replace her skull with an implant.

3D printed skull

Sooner Than You Think, We Will Connect To The Cloud Directly From Our Brains

In his TED talk, Google's Ray Kurzweil announces that 20 years from now, "thinking will grow exponentially" as human brains interface with computers.

Scientists have literally found a way to record your dreams AND play them back to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFN0Si3ZvCY&

What is so special about the human brain?

Suzana Herculano-Houzel: What is so special about the human brain?

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Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Musical Performance: An fMRI Study of Jazz Improvisation

Neural Substrates of Interactive Musical Improvisation: An fMRI Study of ‘Trading Fours’ in Jazz

http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_wolpert_the_real_reason_for_brains.html?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-facebook-share&utm_content=awesm-bookmarklet&awesm=on.ted.com_ri8m&utm_source=direct-on.ted.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/mary_lou_jepsen_could_future_devices_read_images_from_our_brains.html?utm_source=direct-on.ted.com&awesm=on.ted.com_h05Hz&utm_medium=on.ted.com-facebook-share&utm_content=awesm-publisher&utm_campaign=

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Our brains are by far our most important organs. Here are 10 of the most surprising things our brains do and what we can learn from them:

10 Surprising Things That Benefit Our Brain That You Can Do Everyday

Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNRDc714W5I read the article

See-through brains clarify connections

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-NMfp13Uug#t=14 See-through brains clarify connections Technique to make tissue transparent offers three-dimensional view of neural networks.

read the article

An Atlas Of The Human Body That Maps Where We Feel Emotions

here´s the original article

http://d.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2014/01/3024327-inline-screen-shot-2014-01-02-at-51254-pm.png

How sugar affects the brain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXBxijQREo